Genesis 49:17
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
Ko hai
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- שְׁפִיפֹןshᵉphîyphôna kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder
- עָקֵבʻâqêba heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
- נָשַׁךְnâshakto strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
- נָחָשׁnâchâsha snake (from its hiss)
- אֹרַחʼôracha well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
- דָּןDânDan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likew
- רָכַבrâkabto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generall
- סוּסçûwça horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
+lea 'e 2 kehe 'i he veesi ni
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.